Woman Cop Crushed To Death During A Vehicle Check Exercise In Ranchi

The incident came Few hours after a officer was crushed to death in Haryana

Ranchi: On Tuesday night, A woman sub-inspector was crushed to death in Jharkhand capital Ranchi during a vehicle check exercise.

Sandhya Topno was posted as in-charge of Tupudana outpost in Ranchi.

Speaking to news agency ANI, Ranchi's Senior Superintendent of Police Kaushal Kishore said, "She had received information that a vehicle was transporting cattle. When she tried to stop it, the driver dashed at her. She was declared dead in the hospital."

"The accused has been arrested, and the vehicle seized," he added.

The incident came hours after a DSP-rank officer was crushed to death in Haryana's Nuh during a drive to stop illegal stone-mining.

Surendra Singh Bishnoi had received information that stones were being illegally mined near the Aravalli mountain range.

When he reached the spot and signalled a stone-laden vehicle to stop, it crushed him.

One of the accused was arrested after he was injured in an encounter with the police. The police team has seized the truck. A search operation has been launched to arrest the remaining accused.

The Tauru DSP was raiding the area near Pachgaon where illegal mining mafia is highly active. Bishnoi had reached the spot after receiving information that illegal mining was being carried out.

He signalled a stone-laden truck to slow down, but the driver instead sped up and ran him over, reports said. Surendra Singh Bishnoi was due to retire this year.